Burns Burns Burns are injuries to either skin (caused by heat‚ electricity‚ or chemicals)‚ or respiratory tract (caused by inhalation of smoke or hot particles). According to the CDC someone in the United States sustained burn injuries every 30 minutes (CDC‚ 2013). Pathophysiology The cell and tissue damage noted in burns is a result of exposure to temperatures above 44⁰C‚ which cause proteins to denature (Hettiaratchy & Dziewulski‚ 2004). This breakdown causes tissue necrosis; the necrotic
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unintentional injury among children. What are these unintentional injuries? Three examples of actions of caregivers that may lead to unintentional injury among children are: - The use of infant walkers to promote independent walking in infants. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics‚ reported injuries are overwhelmingly caused by falls‚ either from the walker or with the infant remaining in the walker. Stairs are implicated in 75% to 96% of cases and in almost all of the severe injuries. A small
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athletes from injuring themselves even more. Having an athletic trainer should be required in all schools in Idaho. Clearly‚ there are too many athletes that are getting hurt‚ many are unable to compete after their injuries‚ which leads to risks‚ and having an athletic trainer would prevent injuries sooner. Athletic trainers are there to prevent athletes from getting hurt. and helping them with their way of living a healthy‚ and active lifestyle as well. The health of young athletes today is important and
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tends to run in families. Many people with asthma will have someone else in their family with asthma too. However‚ asthma affects everyone differently – even two children from the same family can have different asthma patterns and triggers. Around one in ten Australians have asthma – about one in ten adults and one in nine or ten children. It is often associated with other allergic conditions like hay fever and eczema. Symptoms of asthma: Typical asthma symptoms include: * Coughing *
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Child may hold stomache or area of pain. Child may cry out in pain if area on body is touched. Child may start to cry. 4.2 Identify circumstances when children or young people may need urgent medical attention. If the child starts to choke on anything. If the child has trouble breathing or loss of consciousness. If the child recieves a head injury. If the child is still bleeding after first aid treatment has been given‚ and if bleeding doesnt stop or there is a large amount of blood loss. If child
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trams. Best-practice road safety strategies focus upon the prevention of serious injury and death crashes in spite of human fallibility[1] (which is contrasted with the old road safety paradigm of simply reducing crashes assuming road user compliance with traffic regulations). Safe road design is now about providing a road environment which ensures vehicle speeds will be within the human tolerances for serious injury and death wherever conflict points exist. The basic strategy of a Safe System approach
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Remoteness of damage / Foreseeability of damages Remoteness of damage relates to the requirement that the damage must be of a foreseeable type. In negligence claims‚ once the claimant has established that the defendant owes them a duty of care and is in breach of that duty which has caused damage‚ they must also demonstrate that the damage was not too remote. Remoteness of damage must also be applied to claims under the Occupiers Liability Acts and also to nuisance claims. Remoteness of damage is
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Sports medicine‚ also known as sport and exercise medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Sports physicians diagnose‚ treat‚ and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events‚ athletic training‚ and physical activities. Diagnose or treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Order and interpret the results of laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures.Sports medicine physicians
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LDSSMP 1 : Support children and young people to achieve their education potential 1.1 Principles and values that contribute to support children and young people to achieve their educational potential: Follow the 5 steps for the every child matters. - Being healthy‚ staying safe‚ enjoying and achieving‚ making a positive contribution and achieving economic well- being. Safeguarding working to protect children from harm. The members of staff should be interested in the job they are doing and enjoy
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RIDDOR Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013 What is RIDDOR? RIDDOR is the Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations. These regulations require employers‚ the self-employed and those in control of premises to report specified workplace incidents. RIDDOR requires employers and others to report deaths‚ certain types of injury‚ some occupational diseases and dangerous occurrences that can be out of or in connection with work. This covers
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